Learn and talk about White on Blonde, 1997 albums, Albums produced by David A. Stewart, Albums produced by Mike Hedges, Mercury Records albums 7 References Background and release[ edit ] The album included five UK Top Ten singles, " Say What You Want " (UK #3), " Halo " (UK #10), " Black Eyed Boy " (UK #5), " Put Your Arms Around Me " (UK #10) and " Insane " (UK #4) which was released as a double A-sided single with "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" - a new version of the 1997 hit featuring additional rap vocals by the Wu-Tang Clan . White on Blonde has been certified 6x Platinum in the UK, which indicates sales of over 1.8 million copies in that territory. [2] The album was also a major success in various European countries, such as France where it peaked at #2 on the French Album Charts.

Worldwide, sales of White on Blonde are estimated at around 4-5 million copies.[ citation needed ] The album was produced by the band themselves, along with Mike Hedges and former Eurythmics star Dave Stewart . [3] Honours[ edit ] White on Blonde has received many honours since its release in 1997. It was voted the 86th greatest album of all time by Q magazine readers in 1998. [4] The album is also ranked #34 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime," [3] included in Q magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s," and included in Q magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997." [3] White on Blonde became the first Texas album to top the UK Album Charts and is one of only two Texas albums (along with The Greatest Hits ) to be certified 6x Platinum in the United Kingdom. In 2010, White on Blonde was nominated in the BRIT Awards Best Album in the past 25 years.

Texas - White on Blonde - Amazon.com Music White on Blonde Audio, Cassette, August 5, 1997 "Please retry" Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Next Special Offers and Product Promotions New - factory packaging. in a plastic box. Track Listings 2. Say What You Want 3. Drawing Crazy Patterns 5. Put Your Arms Around Me 6. Insane Audio Cassette (August 5, 1997) Number of Discs: 1 By Judy Sevor on August 5, 2016 Format: Audio CD|Verified Purchase What happened to their music? Disappointed I all tracks.

By manco82 on April 15, 2007 Format: Audio CD|Verified Purchase My favorite songs: Put Your Arms Around Me Insane Ticket To Lie Breathless In particular I want to nominate "Put Your Arms Around Me" for one of the best pop songs ever, for the way it build up to the 3:00 minute mark and then just goes to another level. That's what differentiates the good from the great. By yitmom1 on July 25, 2015 Format: MP3 Music|Verified Purchase love it! By Busy Body on December 2, 2003 Format: Audio CD Texas are one of the most important and significant bands to come out of Scotland ever. Frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri is a rock Queen, they have sold millions of albums and had some of the biggest radio hits of the past decade, but it wasn't always as easy as that. The band's first single was titled "I Don't Want A Lover," and crept into the UK top 10 back in February 1989.

After that the band released many albums and singles - all of which flopped and failed to make Texas anything more than a commercially poor band. That all changed in 1997. As a new year opened in the form of 1997, Texas released their album "White On Blonde." The album was a critical and commercial masterpiece which topped the British charts for weeks, sold millions of copies, spawned five Top 10 singles, and still ranks high in many charts as one of the best British albums ever. This is the definitive Texas album, and nothing they have done before or since it has quite matched up to its popularity and appeal. White On Blonde opens with an untitled intro that lasts for a mere 34 seconds. It's a swirly concoction of beats, breathing and cultural influences and prepares the listener for what is to come. "Say What You Want" follows, and is arguably the band's most popular song to date. In the United States, barely anyone will have heard this song, but over in the United Kingdom, I think everyone over the age of 10 has heard this song at least a thousand times!

The song peaked at No.3 in the UK in January 1997, and has some very catchy hooks and sunlight vocals from Sharleen. "Drawing Crazy Patterns" is an album highlight, where country beats and a catchy guitar blend with perfectly with the raw and unaltered vocals of Sharleen. The guitar breakdown after two minutes is a particular memorable part. "Halo" is one of Texas' biggest hits to date and peaked at No.10 in the UK back in April 1997. The song comes out of no where and slowly builds up its guitar riffs and melodies to peak towards the end in a glorious display of Scottish vocal power and lyrical supremacy. It's quite amazing, and rightly so one of the most played radio hits in the past decade. The beautiful ballad "Put Your Arms Around Me" slows down the tempo with some very emotional and heartfelt lyrics from Sharleen. The instruments are perfectly matched and time seems to stand still after the third minute, right up until the end. The song was released in November 1997 and peaked at No.10 in the UK. "Insane" is an absolutely phenomenal song!

This was released in March 1998 and peaked at No.4 in the UK. The song starts off in a rather average fashion, but as the first verse trundles on, you get a wonderful sense of the atmosphere that fills Sharleen's voice, along with the haunting trumpet and soaring strings. You can sing along to this so much, and the chorus is just anthemic. The whole song just lets rip after the third minute and loses control. "Black Eyed Boy" is the feel-good, live life to the full kind of anthem that was played at football stadiums all over Europe through the late-90's. It was released in August 1997 and peaked at No.5 in the UK. The brash instruments and loud screeching vocals are haunting and the lyrics - while not making very much sense - perfectly capture your mood and lift your spirits. "Polo Mint City" is a short interlude that pretty much continues on from the one that started the album, while "White On Blonde," the album's title track, is a definite album highlight. Sharleen's voice is very sweet and girly. It's being forced that way to begin with, but the chorus changes all that.

She sings with such honestly and soul. "Postcard" is what you could call - for Texas - a hard rock anthem. The beat is raw and explicit from the beginning. Sharleen's voice isn't quite the best it could be, but you won't really care when you're bopping your head to this! Another short interlude follows, before "Ticket To Lie." This is yet another brilliant song, with some great and very visually effective lyrics from Sharleen. Her voice has a unique quality that makes it so loveable yet so diverse and different. "Good Advice" slows down the tempo to an almost haunting pace where Sharleen's voice is sort of muffled and subdued, like she's trying to tell you something, but quietly so no one else will hear. The album closes with the superb "Breathless." The strings on this song are what you instantly notice first, and they infiltrate the whole song with that British 90's post Brit-pop phenomenon that captured the nation. An excellent ending. OVERALL GRADE: 10/10 White On Blonde is definitely Texas' finest album to date in my opinion.

I have none of their albums prior to the release of this album, but I have "The Hush," "Greatest Hits" and "Be Careful What You Wish For" which are the three albums that followed White On Blonde. None of then match the masterpiece qualities than this album so proudly displays, and I don't think any album by them in the future will! When I was a preteen back in the late 90's, all the songs that were released from this album were played non-stop on British radio stations for years. I loved the songs, but I was too obsessed with the Spice Girls to care about buying one of their albums! Anyway, I'm glad I bought White On Blonde earlier on this year. It's a masterpiece, and your collection isn't complete without it! Americans, do something bold and discover the criminally underrated Texas! By W. Y. Yang on August 15, 2000 Format: Audio CD by accident i found out about texas -- they were included in the Q magazine's best of 97 CD -- and i was grateful for my good fortune ever since.

in my humble opinion, this is one of the best CDs of the decade; fresh, confident, and with plenty of style to spare. let other bands worry about saving the britpop business; all texas has to do is to simply continue doing what they do best: create music that is honest and heartfelt; and this is definitely something that everyone can relate to. thank you very much for reading. . ByA customeron September 9, 1998 Format: Audio CD When stations here in Boston began (for a very short while) playing "Say What You Want," I thought it was from one of those typical young black female R&B singers who goes by their first name and would soon fade into the musical background. I ventured out to buy the CD, only to be hideously surprised that it was a Scottish band fronted by a very white woman. The lead vocals have great emotion and inflection, and the music can be quite seductive at times. The little musical interludes are quite vexing, but the album as a whole is very good. "Black Eyed Boy", while an obvious generic Motown cover, is great for blasting the stereo and dancing with attitude.

"Say What You Want" is an incredibly jazzy, silky smooth song that almost forces you to bob your head and point your fingers. The rest of the collection of songs are quite good...not excellent...but definitely worthy of a listen or two. ByA customeron September 9, 1998 Format: Audio CD When stations here in Boston began (for a very short while) playing "Say What You Want," I thought it was from one of those typical young black female R&B singers who goes by their first name and would soon fade into the musical background. I ventured out to buy the CD, only to be hideously surprised that it was a Scottish band fronted by a very white woman. The lead vocals have great emotion and inflection, and the music can be quite seductive at times. The little musical interludes are quite vexing, but the album as a whole is very good. "Black Eyed Boy", while an obvious generic Motown cover, is great for blasting the stereo and dancing with attitude. "Say What You Want" is an incredibly jazzy, silky smooth song that almost forces you to bob your head and point your fingers.

The rest of the collection of songs are quite good...not excellent...but definitely worthy of a listen or two. By Craig VanTrees on March 16, 2001 Format: Audio CD I own all 5 Texas CDs, and this is the most unique. The last track, "Breathless," is amazing. For those of you who own this, please take the time to listen to "Breathless" for its yearning sexiness and infectious energy. All though I have listened to every song several times, this is not an album I can play in its entirety. If you are a non-Texas fan, I would recommend either Southside or Mothers Heaven for your first album as those are more raw and passionate (and unique). Sharleen's voice is so good that I had to give WOB (White on Blonde) 4 stars. Without her talent, I would be disappointed for it seems Texas gets off their creative track in WOB. Perhaps its just because I'm spoiled by the genius of Southside. But Breathless and track 5 (Put your arms around me) make WOB worth the money. And Ms. Spiteri's talent takes the rest of these songs and makes them something worth noticing!

Texas | New Music And Songs | Texas About Texas Taking their name from the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas, the Scottish pop/rock band Texas recorded a series of multi-million-selling albums (Southside, White on Blonde, The Hush), as well as many hit singles including "Say What You Want," "In Our Lifetime," and "Summer Son." Bass player Johnny McElhone (born April 21, 1963, Glasgow, Scotland) organized the band in Glasgow in 1986. McElhone, a veteran of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway, brought in singer and rhythm guitarist Sharleen Spiteri (born November 7, 1967, Glasgow, Scotland), lead guitarist Ally McErlaine (born October 31, 1968, Glasgow, Scotland), and drummer Stuart Kerr (born March 16, 1963, Glasgow, Scotland). Paris, Texas boasted a score by Ry Cooder, whose slide guitar playing heavily influenced McErlaine, and Spiteri sang without any discernible Scottish accent, giving the band a distinctly American sound.

Texas made their concert debut in March 1988 at Dundee University in Scotland. McElhone's previous connection with Mercury Records through Hipsway led to the label's signing the band, which initially tried to record with Bernard Edwards of Chic as producer before settling on Tim Palmer instead. The first result of this association was the single "I Don't Want a Lover," the initial effort of the writing team of Spiteri and McElhone, which Mercury released in the U.K. in January 1989. On March 4, it peaked at number eight. Southside (the title referring to a neighborhood of Glasgow), the debut album, was released in March and peaked at number three at the end of the month. As Texas toured the U.K. and Europe, three more singles were released from the album but failed to reach the Top 40; nevertheless, Southside eventually sold more than two million copies worldwide. Meanwhile, Mercury released "I Don't Want a Lover," and Southside was released in the U.S. in July.

The single broke into Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks radio charts before finally entering the Hot 100, where it peaked at number 77 on September 30; the album peaked at number 88 a week later. Texas continued to tour Europe in 1990 before beginning work on their second album. Kerr left and was replaced on the drums by Richard Hynd (born June 17, 1965, Aberdeen, Scotland), and keyboard player Eddie Campbell (born July 6, 1965, Glasgow, Scotland), who had been playing with them live, became an official member of the band. Mothers Heaven was released in September 1991 and proved to be a commercial disappointment, peaking at number 32 in the U.K. on October 5. In the U.S., the track "In My Heart" reached the Modern Rock Tracks chart as Texas made their first visit to the U.S. in November, but the album failed to chart.

"Alone with You," the album's third single, returned them to the British Top 40, reaching number 32 on February 15, 1992, but their first substantial hit single since "I Don't Want a Lover" was a one-off cover of Al Green's "Tired of Being Alone," which peaked at number 19 on May 9. Again, after touring primarily in Europe, Texas retired to write and record another album, this time turning to Paul Fox as producer and recording at Bearsville Studio in Woodstock, New York, which gave them their title, Ricks Road, the name of the dirt road leading to the studio. "So Called Friend," released in advance of the album in August 1993, peaked at number 30 in the U.K. on September 11. (It was later used as the theme song for the U.S.

television series Ellen, starring Ellen DeGeneres [1994-1998], and in the 1996 feature film Last Dance, starring Sharon Stone.) A second single, "You Owe It All to Me," reached number 39 on October 30, before Ricks Road finally appeared in November, hitting number 18 on November 13. The album was not released initially in the U.S., but it eventually came out in 1994 as the band made several trips -- in March, May-June, and August-September -- to tour in North America. Despite this effort, like Mothers Heaven, Ricks Road failed to chart in the U.S., selling a meager 38,000 copies. The band wrote off the American market thereafter, concentrating primarily on Europe. One more single from Ricks Road, "So in Love with You," made the British Top 40, peaking at number 28 on February 12, 1994.

But by the time Texas closed their touring in support of the album in December, they was ready for an extended break, and little was heard from the band over the next two years, while they worked on their fourth album with producer Mike Hedges. They re-emerged with a hometown concert in Glasgow on December 5, 1996, and in January 1997 came the advance single "Say What You Want," which became their biggest hit yet, peaking at number three on January 25. That surprising comeback was followed by the album White on Blonde, which entered the British charts at number one on February 15, 1997. It remained in the charts nearly two years, selling 1.7 million copies in the U.K. alone and throwing off three more Top Ten hits: "Halo," "Black Eyed Boy," and "Put Your Arms Around Me." The band spent the year touring extensively in Europe and made their first trip to Australia in May.

(They did not tour the U.S., where White on Blonde finally was released on August 5, 1997, as "Say What You Want" appeared in the comedy Picture Perfect, starring Jennifer Aniston, although they did find time for a promotional trip in October. The album did not chart, but Hollywood continued to favor the group, with "Put Your Arms Around Me" appearing in the 1998 film Ever After, starring Drew Barrymore.) On February 9, 1998, Texas appeared at the BRIT Awards, performing "Say What You Want" in the company of rapper Method Man of Wu-Tang Clan. The seemingly unlikely pairing led to a new recording of the song, and the single "Say What You Want (All Day and Every Day)" by Texas featuring Wu-Tang Clan (actually, just Method Man and RZA) entered the U.K. charts at number four on March 21. The band played shows periodically during 1998 while working on its next album. That fifth album was prefaced by the leadoff single "In Our Lifetime," which entered the British charts at number four on May 1, 1999.

The Hush, which followed within weeks, showed the band as consisting of Spiteri, McElhone, Campbell, and McErlaine; soon after, it was announced that Mikey Wilson was the new drummer. The album entered the charts at number one on May 22, 1999. Second single "Summer Son" reached number five in August, but "When We Are Together" stopped at number 12 in November, capping Texas' run of consecutive Top Ten British hits at seven. Touring continued throughout 1999. Texas' next single was "In Demand," a Top Ten hit released in October 2000 that prefaced The Greatest Hits, which hit number one in Britain in November and spawned a second new track, "Inner Smile," that reached the Top Ten in January 2001, and the band launched an extensive European tour. (By this time, Mercury wasn't even bothering to release Texas' records in the U.S.) In July, they issued a remixed version of their first hit, "I Don't Want a Lover," which made the Top 20.

Spiteri then took time off to have a baby, giving birth to a daughter on September 9, 2002. So, more than two more years passed before the October 2003 release of their sixth album, Careful What You Wish For, which was prefaced by the single "Carnival Girl," featuring Kardinal Offishall, a Top Ten hit. (The credits announced that Neil Payne was the new drummer, replacing Wilson, and that a new guitarist, Tony McGovern, had joined.) The album peaked at number five and also featured the Top 40 hit "I'll See It Through." By November 2005, when their seventh album, Red Book, was released, Texas' commercial fortunes had declined, but the disc was still able to debut in the Top Ten in France, the band's most reliable market. (The album marked the addition of keyboard player Michael Bannister.) "Sleep," a duet between Spiteri and Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile, was excerpted as the album's third single in January 2006 and made the U.K. Top Ten.

In 2008, the release of Sharleen Spiteri's first solo album, Melody, marked the beginning of a hiatus for the band; she released another, The Movie Songbook, in 2010. Reunion plans were put on hold after McErlaine suffered a brain aneurysm in late 2009, but less than two years later, Texas were on the road again. A record contract followed, and in 2013 the band released The Conversation via PIAS. Featuring contributions from Richard Hawley and Bernard Butler, it reached number four on the British charts and would later be certified silver. Two years later, Texas celebrated their quarter-century anniversary with Texas 25, where the group reworked selected hits with the assistance of the production outfit Truth & Soul. Texas 25 appeared in February 2015.

~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi Hear more of White On Blonde - Microsoft Store White On Blonde 1997 • 14 songs • Rock • Indie / Alternative • Island Def Jam Unexpectedly, Texas became a popular sensation prior to the release of White on Blonde when Chris Evans made the soulful single "Say What You Want" the de facto theme song on his morning program on Radio 1. On the strength of his support, Texas was catapulted to previously unthinkable success, and the majority of the fans who thought the number one single was fine shouldn't have been disappointed with the full-length album. A combination of roots-rock and soul, White on Blonde occasionally has more style than substance, but Sharleen Spiteri's gorgeous vocals and the band's professionalism make the record a charming, ingratiating listen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Tony McGovern - Musician - Music database - Radio Swiss Classic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Texas (band) Texas are a rock/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway) in 1986 and feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals.

Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas. The band released their debut album Southside in 1989, along with the debut single "I Don't Want a Lover" which was an international hit, reaching the top ten in the UK and other high charting positions in Europe. Southside debuted at number three in the UK and eighty-eight on the US Billboard 200 album charts. Despite the success of Southside, the follow-up albums Mothers Heaven (1991) and Ricks Road (1993) were less successful, peaking at #32 and #18 respectively in the UK. The band's fortunes changed in 1997 with the release of their White on Blonde album which entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and became their biggest seller. To date it has been certified six-times platinum in the UK, [1] for shipments in excess of 1.8 million copies. Follow up album, The Hush (1999) was also successful, debuting at number one on the UK album charts and certified triple platinum.

The band's Greatest Hits album, released in 2000, was another big seller, again debuting at number one and also being certified six-times platinum. Texas would go on to release a further two studio albums, Careful What You Wish For in 2003, and Red Book in 2005, both of which were certified gold in the UK. After the release of Red Book and a tour to support the album's release, Texas went on hiatus. Lead singer Sharleen Spiteri launched a solo career, releasing her debut solo album, Melody, in 2008. In 2013, it was stated that Texas had sold 35 million albums to date. [2] History 1989: Southside Main article: Southside (Texas album) The band's debut single, "I Don't Want a Lover", was released in January 1989. It reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Charts [3] and No. 77 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as Top 40 positions in various countries worldwide.

The band released their debut album, Southside, in March 1989, which charted at No. 3 on the UK Album Charts and was certified Gold by the BPI . Despite this success, Texas spent much of the late 1980s performing as a support band for acts such as Foregone Conclusion and Silly Wizard. However, three further singles from the album all failed to make the UK Top 40, with "Thrill Has Gone" reaching No. 60, [4] "Everyday Now" faring little better at No. 44 (though reaching the Top 30 in France), and "Prayer for You" stalling at No. 73. 1991-1992: Mothers Heaven Main article: Mothers Heaven The band's second album, Mothers Heaven, was released in September 1991. It was preceded by the single "Why Believe in You", but this failed to reach the UK Top 40 stalling at No. 66 on the UK Singles Charts. This did not bode well for the album, which itself peaked at No. 32 in the UK.

A second single, "In My Heart", fared worse and became Texas's lowest charting single in the UK, reaching No. 74, making it their fifth single in a row to failed to break the Top 40. A third single from the album, "Alone with You", was released in January 1992 and reached No. 32, giving them their second Top 40 entry. Ironically, immediately following the disappointing performance of the album and its singles, Texas released a new cover version of the Al Green classic "Tired of Being Alone" in April 1992. The single, which was not included on the album, was more successful and returned the band to the UK Top 20, peaking at No. 19. 1993-1994: Ricks Road Main article: Ricks Road Texas released their third album, Ricks Road in November 1993. It was preceded by two more Top 40 singles, "So Called Friend" (UK #30) and "You Owe It All to Me" (UK #39). The album peaked at No. 18 on the UK Album Charts.

The music video for "You Owe It All to Me" was directed by Dani Jacobs, and was filmed in Arizona and features Spiteri and McErlaine filmed in the style of a road movie with the pair encountering another version of themselves along the way. A third single from the album, "So In Love With You", reached No. 28 in the UK in February 1994. 1997-1998: White on Blonde Main article: White on Blonde Following an endorsement by then Radio 1 presenter Chris Evans on his Channel 4 show TFI Friday in 1997, Texas came back to the music scene with the international hit "Say What You Want". The song was released internationally on 6 January 1997 and became the band's highest peaking single to date on the UK Singles Charts, reaching No. 3 in its second week of release. [5] In February, Texas released their fourth album, White on Blonde, which went on to become the band's most successful album to date. The album debuted at No. 1 on the UK Album Charts and returned to the top spot again six months later.

It remained in the UK Top 75 for 91 weeks. [6] [7] A total of five singles were taken from the album, all of which were top ten hits in the UK. "Halo", released in April 1997, peaked at #10, [8] "Black Eyed Boy", released in July 1997, peaked at #5, and "Put Your Arms Around Me", released in November 1997, also peaked at #10. [9] In 1998, the song was featured in the film Ever After: A Cinderella Story, starring Drew Barrymore . The band then released a double A-sided single of "Insane" along with "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" - a new version of the first hit from the album but now with additional rap vocals from the Wu Tang Clan. The single peaked at #4 in the UK. White On Blonde became the pinnacle of the band's success, and was certified 6 x Platinum by the BPI for UK sales in excess of 1.8 million copies.

It was included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997", and voted the 86th best album of all time by Q Magazine readers in 1998. It also ranked #34 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime", as well being included in Q's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s". Many years later in 2010, it was nominated for the BRIT Awards "Best Album in the Past 25 Years". 1999-2001: The Hush and The Greatest Hits Main article: The Hush In April 1999, Texas released the first single from their forthcoming fifth studio album. "In Our Lifetime" peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Charts [10] and was also was included on the Notting Hill film soundtrack that year. The band's fifth album, The Hush, was released in May 1999 and charted at No. 1 on the UK Album Charts in its first week of release. [11] A second single, "Summer Son", was released in August 1999, reaching No.

5, the band's seventh UK Top 10 single at that point. A third and final single, "When We Are Together", was released in November 1999 and narrowly missed the UK Top 10 (peaking at 12). The album was certified 3 x Platinum by the BPI for UK sales in excess of 900,000 copies. In October 2000, Texas released their first compilation album, The Greatest Hits. The album featured tracks spanning their career, from their 1989 debut to the current day and included three new songs. A new single, "In Demand" was released on 2 October 2000 and reached No. 6 in the UK, with a video that featured the actor Alan Rickman. When The Greatest Hits was released, it became the band's third consecutive album to debut at No. 1 in the UK. A second new single from the collection, "Inner Smile", was released at the end of 2000, also reaching No. 6 on the UK Singles Charts.

The video for "Inner Smile" featured a homage to Elvis Presley (and specifically his '68 Comeback Special shows) with lead singer Sharleen Spiteri dressed and made up to look like Elvis in his famous black leather suit. In July 2001, a remix of "I Don't Want A Lover" was released which made the UK Top 20. By this time, The Greatest Hits album had become a huge success and was eventually certified 6 x Platinum by the BPI for UK sales in excess of 1.8 million copies. 2003: Careful What You Wish For Main article: Careful What You Wish For (Texas album) In September 2002, Spiteri gave birth to her daughter, Mysty Kyd, although motherhood did not prevent her from working on another album. In October 2003, Texas released the first single from their upcoming sixth album titled "Carnival Girl" which featured rapping vocals by Canadian artist Kardinal Offishall. The song reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Charts. [12] [13] Later that month, the album Careful What You Wish For was released.

The album peaked at No. 5 on the UK Album Charts and was certified Gold by the BPI for sales of over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. [14] In December 2003, a second and final single was released from the album entitled "I'll See It Through", though this peaked at a lowly No. 40 on the UK Singles Charts. [15] 2005: Red Book Main article: Red Book (album) The band returned in August 2005 with a new single "Getaway", which peaked at No. 6, becoming the band's tenth UK Top 10 single. It was followed by another new single, "Can't Resist", released in October 2005. The song reached No. 13 in the UK, and was followed by the band's seventh studio album, Red Book, released in November 2005. The album reached No. 16 in the UK Albums Chart, ending their run of Top 10 albums though was certified Gold by the BPI for sales of over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

[16] A third and final single from the album, "Sleep", was released in January 2006 and peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Charts. The song featured vocals from Paul Buchannan from the Scottish band The Blue Nile and the video featured comedian Peter Kay. On 21 February 2006, a promo only single, "What About Us", was released. 2007-2008 : The BBC Sessions and hiatus Main article: The BBC Sessions (Texas album) On 24 September 2007 the band released The BBC Sessions, which included radio sessions spanning from 1989 to 2005, with extensive liner notes and interviews with Sharleen Spiteri. Cover songs include Elmore James 's "It Hurts Me Too", The Beatles ' "I've Got a Feeling", and Ashford & Simpson 's "You're All I Need to Get By." In 2008, lead singer Sharleen Spiteri embarked on a solo career. Her debut album Melody was released in July 2008 [17] and debuted at No. 3 in the UK.

[18] [19] Spiteri's second solo studio album The Movie Songbook was released on 1 March 2010, and peaked at No. 13 in the UK [20] 2009present: McErlaine's collapse, 2011 tour and new album On 8 September 2009, bandmember Ally McErlaine was hospitalized after he collapsed with a massive brain aneurysm at the age of 40. [21] [22] [23] By February 2010, he was recovering well as reported by bandmate Sharleen Spiteri in The Sunday Mail: "Ally is the most stubborn person I have ever come across, and I think his sheer pigheadedness is the reason he's still here! When he asked what was happening with Texas, I said it was up to him. He told me he wanted to get back into the studio." After McErlaine survived his collapse - which kills in 80% of cases - Texas reunited for the first time since 2005.

The band embarked on a tour in 2011 and lead singer Spiteri appeared on Popstar to Operastar on 12 June 2011 singing a version of the band's hit "Say What You Want". [24] Prior to this, Texas had played at the Den Fynske Landsby Festival in Denmark. At the festival, they debuted a new track "The Conversation" which marked the first time the track has been played outside their native Glasgow. [25] Spiteri was also invited to make a series of cameo appearances at different events, all of which involved film scores. She sang Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You" for a Saturday Night Fever tribute concert and duetted with Italian singer Mauro Gioia on the "Love Theme from The Godfather". Spiteri said "That led to this [forthcoming Texas] album...But I don't see it as a covers album I didn't want it to sound like karaoke." The new Texas album was planned for release in November 2011, though has yet to materialise.

[26] However, in February 2013, Music Week [27] announced the band had signed to Pias Recordings and were to release their album The Conversation in May 2013. The album was released on May 20, 2013. Physical formats included a single disc and double-disc deluxe edition. The latter featured a bonus disc entitled Live in Scotland. Also in 2013, a UK tour was announced and the album launched at two gigs, one at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow and the other at the 100 Club in London. Spiteri performed a cover of "River Deep Mountain High" at these gigs as well as a few of their tracks from The Conversation Hiatus projects Main article: Melody (Sharleen Spiteri album) After the release of Texas's 2005 album Red Book the band members confirmed that they would enter a hiatus. Spiteri performed as guest vocalist on Rammstein's "Rosenrot" album. She began work on her debut solo album, working with some of her former band mates. She wrote the vast majority of the tracks on the album.

She released her debut solo album Melody on 14 July 2008 with "All The Times I Cried" serving as the album's lead single. The song charted at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart. Melody was proven popular in the United Kingdom, debuting at a high No. 3 on the UK Album Charts. In other European countries where Texas were popular like in Belgium, the album charted at No. 15 on the Belgium Flanders Charts and No. 13 on the Belgium Wallonia Charts. The song "Don't Keep Me Waiting" was released as a single in Switzerland only, in which it charted at No. 78 on the singles charts there. A further two singles were released worldwide, "Stop, I Don't Love You Anymore" and "It Was You" which were both unpopular in the United Kingdom, missing the UK Top 100, with "Stop, I Don't Love You Anymore" charting at No. 107 and "It Was You" at #178.

By 2009, Melody has been certified Gold by the BPI (United Kingdom) with sales of over 100,000. [1] Spiteri released her second solo studio album The Movie Songbook which consists of movie covers chosen by Spiteri herself was released on 1 March 2010. [25] The album's lead single "Xanadu" was released in February 2010, and charted at No. 71 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2010. [28] As for the album, it charted at No. 13 on the UK Album Charts on 7 March 2010, thus becoming Spiteri's second UK Top 40 album as a soloist, and her seventh UK Top 40 album both as a soloist and a member of Texas. To promote the album, she performed in front of 55,000 fans supporting Paul McCartney on his Up and Coming Tour at Glasgow's Hampden Park. Spiteri was a judge in the Sky1 show Must Be The Music.

[29] Members Careful What You Wish For (2003) Red Book (2005) White on Blonde by Texas on Apple Music 14 Songs Album Review Unexpectedly, Texas became a popular sensation prior to the release of White on Blonde when Chris Evans made the soulful single "Say What You Want" the de facto theme song on his morning program on Radio 1. On the strength of his support, Texas was catapulted to previously unthinkable success, and the majority of the fans who thought the number one single was fine shouldn't have been disappointed with the full-length album. A combination of roots-rock and soul, White on Blonde occasionally has more style than substance, but Sharleen Spiteri's gorgeous vocals and the band's professionalism make the record a charming, ingratiating listen. Customer Reviews by Grahamcracker191 "Put Your Arms Around Me" is such a beautiful song. I would buy that song above all others even they they're good too. It was actually featured on EVer After, a Cinderella story starring Drew Barrymore. That movie is amazing! Drew is a great actress and the guy was hot.

I Don't Understand by GreenTroll I have always been a huge fan of Texas. I am so surprized that they are as little known as this in America. If anyone has stumbled upon this album, I highly reccomend it. All songs are unique and never get old or boring. This is the definition of good music. The whole album is amazing. The music is powerful and classy. I wish there were more bands around like Texas. One of my favorites by dphill This is a great band and a great album. It is a shame that Texas is not very well known in the states. Sharleen's voice is amazing. I bought this album after hearing Say What You Want in the movie Picture Perfect. I have gotten all of their albums since. Hush, Careful What You Wish For, and RedBook are also really great. Standout songs on this album are Say What You Want, Halo, and Black Eyed Boy. Put Your Arms Around Me is also nice and full of emotion.

Biography Formed: 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland Genre: Alternative Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s Taking their name from the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas, the Scottish pop/rock band Texas recorded a series of multi-million-selling albums (Southside, White on Blonde, The Hush), as well as many hit singles including "Say What You Want," "In Our Lifetime," and "Summer Son." Bass player Johnny McElhone (born April 21, 1963, Glasgow, Scotland) organized the band in Glasgow in 1986. McElhone, a veteran of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway, brought in singer and rhythm guitarist Sharleen Spiteri... Top Albums and Songs by Texas 1.

Texas | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography by William Ruhlmann Taking their name from the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas , the Scottish pop/rock band Texas recorded a series of multi-million-selling albums ( Southside , White on Blonde , The Hush ), as well as many hit singles including "Say What You Want," "In Our Lifetime," and "Summer Son." Bass player Johnny McElhone (born April 21, 1963, Glasgow, Scotland) organized the band in Glasgow in 1986. McElhone , a veteran of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway , brought in singer and rhythm guitarist Sharleen Spiteri (born November 7, 1967, Glasgow, Scotland), lead guitarist Ally McErlaine (born October 31, 1968, Glasgow, Scotland), and drummer Stuart Kerr (born March 16, 1963, Glasgow, Scotland). Paris, Texas boasted a score by Ry Cooder , whose slide guitar playing heavily influenced McErlaine , and Spiteri sang without any discernible Scottish accent, giving the band a distinctly American sound.

Texas made their concert debut in March 1988 at Dundee University in Scotland. McElhone 's previous connection with Mercury Records through Hipsway led to the label's signing the band, which initially tried to record with Bernard Edwards of Chic as producer before settling on Tim Palmer instead. The first result of this association was the single "I Don't Want a Lover," the initial effort of the writing team of Spiteri and McElhone , which Mercury released in the U.K. in January 1989. On March 4, it peaked at number eight. Southside (the title referring to a neighborhood of Glasgow), the debut album, was released in March and peaked at number three at the end of the month. As Texas toured the U.K. and Europe, three more singles were released from the album but failed to reach the Top 40; nevertheless, Southside eventually sold more than two million copies worldwide. Meanwhile, Mercury released "I Don't Want a Lover," and Southside was released in the U.S. in July.

The single broke into Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks radio charts before finally entering the Hot 100, where it peaked at number 77 on September 30; the album peaked at number 88 a week later. Texas continued to tour Europe in 1990 before beginning work on their second album. Kerr left and was replaced on the drums by Richard Hynd (born June 17, 1965, Aberdeen, Scotland), and keyboard player Eddie Campbell (born July 6, 1965, Glasgow, Scotland), who had been playing with them live, became an official member of the band. Mothers Heaven was released in September 1991 and proved to be a commercial disappointment, peaking at number 32 in the U.K. on October 5. In the U.S., the track "In My Heart" reached the Modern Rock Tracks chart as Texas made their first visit to the U.S. in November, but the album failed to chart.

"Alone with You," the album's third single, returned them to the British Top 40, reaching number 32 on February 15, 1992, but their first substantial hit single since "I Don't Want a Lover" was a one-off cover of Al Green 's "Tired of Being Alone," which peaked at number 19 on May 9. Again, after touring primarily in Europe, Texas retired to write and record another album, this time turning to Paul Fox as producer and recording at Bearsville Studio in Woodstock, New York, which gave them their title, Ricks Road , the name of the dirt road leading to the studio. "So Called Friend," released in advance of the album in August 1993, peaked at number 30 in the U.K. on September 11. (It was later used as the theme song for the U.S.

television series Ellen, starring Ellen DeGeneres [1994-1998], and in the 1996 feature film Last Dance, starring Sharon Stone .) A second single, "You Owe It All to Me," reached number 39 on October 30, before Ricks Road finally appeared in November, hitting number 18 on November 13. The album was not released initially in the U.S., but it eventually came out in 1994 as the band made several trips -- in March, May-June, and August-September -- to tour in North America. Despite this effort, like Mothers Heaven , Ricks Road failed to chart in the U.S., selling a meager 38,000 copies. The band wrote off the American market thereafter, concentrating primarily on Europe. One more single from Ricks Road , "So in Love with You," made the British Top 40, peaking at number 28 on February 12, 1994.

But by the time Texas closed their touring in support of the album in December, they was ready for an extended break, and little was heard from the band over the next two years, while they worked on their fourth album with producer Mike Hedges . They re-emerged with a hometown concert in Glasgow on December 5, 1996, and in January 1997 came the advance single "Say What You Want," which became their biggest hit yet, peaking at number three on January 25. That surprising comeback was followed by the album White on Blonde , which entered the British charts at number one on February 15, 1997. It remained in the charts nearly two years, selling 1.7 million copies in the U.K. alone and throwing off three more Top Ten hits: "Halo," "Black Eyed Boy," and "Put Your Arms Around Me." The band spent the year touring extensively in Europe and made their first trip to Australia in May.

(They did not tour the U.S., where White on Blonde finally was released on August 5, 1997, as "Say What You Want" appeared in the comedy Picture Perfect, starring Jennifer Aniston , although they did find time for a promotional trip in October. The album did not chart, but Hollywood continued to favor the group, with "Put Your Arms Around Me" appearing in the 1998 film Ever After, starring Drew Barrymore .) On February 9, 1998, Texas appeared at the BRIT Awards, performing "Say What You Want" in the company of rapper Method Man of Wu-Tang Clan . The seemingly unlikely pairing led to a new recording of the song, and the single "Say What You Want (All Day and Every Day)" by Texas featuring Wu-Tang Clan (actually, just Method Man and RZA ) entered the U.K. charts at number four on March 21. The band played shows periodically during 1998 while working on its next album. That fifth album was prefaced by the leadoff single "In Our Lifetime," which entered the British charts at number four on May 1, 1999.

The Hush , which followed within weeks, showed the band as consisting of Spiteri , McElhone , Campbell , and McErlaine ; soon after, it was announced that Mikey Wilson was the new drummer. The album entered the charts at number one on May 22, 1999. Second single "Summer Son" reached number five in August, but "When We Are Together" stopped at number 12 in November, capping Texas ' run of consecutive Top Ten British hits at seven. Touring continued throughout 1999. Texas ' next single was "In Demand," a Top Ten hit released in October 2000 that prefaced The Greatest Hits , which hit number one in Britain in November and spawned a second new track, "Inner Smile," that reached the Top Ten in January 2001, and the band launched an extensive European tour. (By this time, Mercury wasn't even bothering to release Texas ' records in the U.S.) In July, they issued a remixed version of their first hit, "I Don't Want a Lover," which made the Top 20.

Spiteri then took time off to have a baby, giving birth to a daughter on September 9, 2002. So, more than two more years passed before the October 2003 release of their sixth album, Careful What You Wish For , which was prefaced by the single "Carnival Girl," featuring Kardinal Offishall , a Top Ten hit. (The credits announced that Neil Payne was the new drummer, replacing Wilson , and that a new guitarist, Tony McGovern , had joined.) The album peaked at number five and also featured the Top 40 hit "I'll See It Through." By November 2005, when their seventh album, Red Book , was released, Texas ' commercial fortunes had declined, but the disc was still able to debut in the Top Ten in France, the band's most reliable market. (The album marked the addition of keyboard player Michael Bannister .) "Sleep," a duet between Spiteri and Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile , was excerpted as the album's third single in January 2006 and made the U.K. Top Ten.

In 2008, the release of Sharleen Spiteri 's first solo album, Melody , marked the beginning of a hiatus for the band; she released another, The Movie Songbook , in 2010. Reunion plans were put on hold after McErlaine suffered a brain aneurysm in late 2009, but less than two years later, Texas were on the road again. A record contract followed, and in 2013 the band released The Conversation via PIAS. Featuring contributions from Richard Hawley and Bernard Butler , it reached number four on the British charts and would later be certified silver. Two years later, Texas celebrated their quarter-century anniversary with Texas 25 , where the group reworked selected hits with the assistance of the production outfit Truth & Soul . Texas 25 appeared in February 2015.

Sharleen Spiteri - Biography - IMDb Sharleen Spiteri Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (8) Overview (3) 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (1) Before forming Texas with John McElhone , she was a hairdresser and continued hairdressing for 18 months after the formation of Texas because she needed the money. She separated from longtime boyfriend Ashley Heath, a journalist, in 2004. The two have a daughter together. Owns two houses, one in Glasgow and one in London.

The band Texas has released eight albums: "Southside" (1989), "Mothers Heaven" (1991), "Ricks Road" (1993), "White On Blonde" (1997), "The Hush" (1999), "Greatest Hits" (2000), "Careful What You Wish For" (2003), and "Red Book" (2005) and their singles have included: "Say What You Want", "Halo", "I Don't Want A Lover", "In Demand", "Inner Smile" and "So Called Friend". Texas performed the theme song to the show Ellen (1994), which had the same tune but different lyrics to their song "So Called Friend". In 2008 Sharleen Spiteri released a solo album called "Melody". In 2010 she released a second solo album called the "The Movie Songbook" which consists of covers of movie songs. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Trade Mark (1) She is usually the only member of Texas to appear on the band's album covers and publicity photographs.

Trivia (8) Lead singer of the Scottish band, Texas , which had its first hit, "I Don't Want a Lover", in 1989. 9th September 2002: Gave birth to daughter, Misty Kyd Heath. The name of her band was inspired by a movie. After watching the movie, Paris, Texas (1984), she helped form the band called Texas . The slide guitar sound of Ry Cooder on the film soundtrack influenced the band musically. Is a close friend of actor Ewan McGregor . Co-founded Glasgow based radio station, "Beat 106" in 1998 with footballer Ally McCoist and TV presenter Carol Smillie . They sold the station 8 months later to the Capital Radio Group for £32 million. She was a finalist to star in Moulin Rouge! (2001). The part eventually went to Nicole Kidman . Is of Maltese descent. Spiteri is a common surname in Malta. Sang alongside Rammstein member, Till Lindemann , in their song "Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do). See also

Question: Which band released a 1997 album entitled ‘White on Blonde’?
Answer: Texas